2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season

2005 Maria Sharapova tennis season

Name	Maria Sharapova
Country	Russia
Singles
Calendar titles	3
Year-end ranking	No. 4
Ranking change from previous year	N/A
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	SF
French Open	QF
Wimbledon	SF
US Open	SF
Last updated on: 27 September 2015.

Results and statistics from Maria Sharapova's 2005 tennis season.

Yearly summary

Australian Open series

Sharapova began her season at the Australian Open, as the fourth seed. She reached the semi-finals, defeating Grand Slam debutant Li Na and the previous year's US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova en route, before being defeated in the semi-finals by eventual champion Serena Williams in an epic three set thriller on Rod Laver. Sharapova, had several match points in the final set, but ended up losing it 6-8.^[1]

Indian Wells & Miami

Sharapova reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time, but she would suffer the ignominy of a double bagel defeat, failing to win a single game against Lindsay Davenport. This would turn out to be Sharapova's only career defeat against Davenport. She fared much better in Miami though, beating the likes of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Venus Williams en route to the final. In the final, she lost in straight sets to Kim Clijsters.^[2]

European clay court season

Sharapova first clay event of the season was the Berlin Open where she was the first seed. She lost in straight sets in the quarters, to eventual champion Justine Henin-Hardenne. Her next tournament was the Internazionali B.N.L D'Italia Open. She lost in the semifinals to Swiss Patty Schnyder, in three sets after winning the first set. Her final clay tournament of the year was the French Open where she reached the quarterfinals. In the quarters she lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne, for the second and final time in the season.

Grass court season

Sharapova successfully defended her title in Birmingham, defeating future rivals Samantha Stosur and Tatiana Golovin, before defeating, future world number one, Jelena Jankovic in a three set final.^[3]

As the defending champion at Wimbledon, Sharapova navigated her way through to the semi-finals without the loss of a set (and serve, with the exception of her third round victory against Katarina Srebotnik), before being defeated by eventual champion Venus Williams; the defeat ending a 22-match winning streak on grass dating back to the 2003 Wimbledon 4th Round.^[4]

US Open series

A week before the start of the US Open, Sharapova claimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time, succeeding Lindsay Davenport.^[5] Subsequently, she was named top seed at a Major tournament for the first time, at the US Open, where she reached the semi-finals to complete the feat of having reached at least the quarter-final stage at each of the four Majors.

Sharapova won her first four matches for the loss of just 12 games, before being sternly tested by compatriot Nadia Petrova in the quarter-finals, before winning in three sets.^[6] In the semi-finals, she lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters in three sets.^[7] This marked the fourth consecutive Major tournament in which Sharapova was defeated by the eventual champion. Despite this defeat, Sharapova reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking following the tournament, having improved from her third round showing from 2004.

Fall series

Sharapova's first of two fall tournaments was the 2005 Beijing Open. She had a lot of points here, after making it to the semifinals last year falling to compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova. She won her first match in a rollercoaster three setter, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Then she won her second round easily, in straight sets. In her semifinal match versus Maria Kirilenko, she had to retire the match due to injury.

Sharapova's Next tournament was the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In her opening round match versus Anna-Lena Groenefeld, she was up 6-1, 4-2, when Groenefeld had to retire the match due to injury. Her next match was versus fellow Russian and future World No.1, Dinara Safina. Sharapova lost after taking the first set 6-1. This was her first loss after winning the opening set since May.

WTA Tour Championships

Sharapova qualified for the year-end WTA Tour Championships for the second year in a row, having picked up three titles during the season. She was drawn in the Green Group along with Lindsay Davenport, Patty Schnyder and Nadia Petrova. Sharapova won two of her three matches, the only loss coming to Petrova in the last match. Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals after finishing first in her group; thus, the semi-final saw her drawn against Amélie Mauresmo, in which she was defeated in straight sets, bringing an end to her 2005 season.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2005, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key

W

F

SF

QF

R#

RR

LQ (Q#)

A

P

Z#

PO

SF-B

F-S

G

NMS

NH

Won tournament; reached the Finals; Semifinals; Quarterfinals; Rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; reached a Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup or Fed Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a Bronze, Silver (F or S) or Gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles matches (Grand Slams and Premier 5)

Tournament	#	Round	Opponent	Result	Score
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 17–30 January 2005
	1	1R	Sesil Karatantcheva	Win	6–3, 6–1
	2	2R	Lindsay Lee-Waters	Win	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
	3	3R	Li Na	Win	6–0, 6–2
	4	4R	Silvia Farina Elia	Win	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
	5	QF	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
	6	SF	Serena Williams	Loss	6–2, 7–5, 6–8
Pacific Life Open Indian Wells, United States of America Tier I Hard, outdoor 14–20 March 2005
		1R	Bye
		2R	Angela Haynes	Win	6-1, 6-2
		3R	Dinara Safina	Win	6-2, 6-3
		4R	Fabiola Zuluaga	Win	4-6, 6-4, 7-5
		QF	Mary Pierce	Win	6-4, 6-3
		SF	Lindsay Davenport	Loss	0–6, 0–6
NASDAQ-100 Open Miami, United States of America Tier I Hard, outdoor 21 March–3 April 2005
		1R	Bye
		2R	Eleni Daniilidou	Win	6–0, 6–4
		3R	Marissa Irvin	Win	6–2, 6–0
		4R	Shinobu Asagoe	Win	6–1, 6–2
		QF	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Win	6–1, 6–7^(6–8), 6–2
		SF	Venus Williams	Win	6–4, 6–3
		F	Kim Clijsters	Loss (1)	3–6, 5–7
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 23 May–5 June 2005
		1R	Evgenia Linetskaya	Win	6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 6–4
		2R	Aravane Rezaï	Win	6–3, 6–2
		3R	Anna Chakvetadze	Win	6–1, 6–4
		4R	Nuria Llagostera Vives	Win	6–2, 6–3
		QF	Justine Henin-Hardenne	Loss	4–6, 2–6
Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 20 June–3 July 2005
		1R	Nuria Llagostera Vives	Win	6–2, 6–2
		2R	Sesil Karatantcheva	Win	6–0, 6–1
		3R	Katarina Srebotnik	Win	6–2, 6–4
		4R	Nathalie Dechy	Win	6–4, 6–2
		QF	Nadia Petrova	Win	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
		SF	Venus Williams	Loss	6–7^(2–7), 1–6
US Open New York, United States of America Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 29 August–11 September 2005
		1R	Eleni Daniilidou	Win	6–1, 6–1
		2R	Dally Randriantefy	Win	6–1, 6–0
		3R	Julia Schruff	Win	6–2, 6–4
		4R	Sania Mirza	Win	6–2, 6–1
		QF	Nadia Petrova	Win	7–5, 4–6, 6–4
		SF	Kim Clijsters	Loss	2–6, 7–6^(7–4), 3–6
China Open Beijing, China Tier II Hard, outdoor 19–25 September 2005
		1R	Bye
		2R	Shahar Pe'er	Win	6-0, 5-7, 6-2
		QF	Shinobu Asagoe	Win	6-4, 6-1
		SF	Maria Kirilenko	Loss	4-6, 1-2 RET
WTA Tour Championships Los Angeles, United States of America WTA Tour Championships Hard, indoor 7–13 November 2005
		RR	Lindsay Davenport	Win	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
		RR	Patty Schnyder	Win	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
		RR	Nadia Petrova	Loss	1–6, 2–6
		SF	Amélie Mauresmo	Loss	6–7^(1–7), 3–6

Tournament schedule

Singles Schedule

Date	Championship	Location	Category	Surface	Prev. result	New result	Outcome
17 January 2005– 30 January 2005	Australian Open	Melbourne (AUS)	Grand Slam tournament	Hard	3R	SF	Lost in the semi-finals against Serena Williams
7 March 2005– 20 March 2005	Pacific Life Open	Indian Wells (USA)	Tier I	Hard	4R	SF	Lost in the semi-finals against Lindsay Davenport
21 March 2005– 3 April 2005	NASDAQ-100 Open	Miami (USA)	Tier I	Hard	4R	F	Lost in the final against Kim Clijsters
23 May 2005– 5 June 2005	French Open	Paris (FRA)	Grand Slam tournament	Clay	QF	QF	Lost in the quarterfinals against Justine Henin-Hardenne
20 June 2005– 3 July 2005	The Championships, Wimbledon	London (GBR)	Grand Slam tournament	Grass	W	SF	Lost in the semi-finals against Venus Williams
29 August 2005– 11 September 2005	US Open	New York (USA)	Grand Slam tournament	Hard	3R	SF	Lost in the semi-finals against Kim Clijsters
19 September 2005– 25 September 2005	China Open	Beijing (CHN)	Tier II	Hard	SF	SF	Retired in the semi-finals against Maria Kirilenko
7 November 2005– 13 November 2005	WTA Tour Championships	Los Angeles (USA)	WTA Tour Championships	Hard	W	SF	Lost in the semi-finals against Amélie Mauresmo

Yearly Records

Head-to-head matchups

Maria Sharapova vs. Justine Henin-Hardenne 1-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Venus Williams 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Lindsay Davenport 2-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Maria Kirilenko 1-1

Maria Sharapova vs. Kim Clijsters 0-2

Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams 0-1

Finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Category WTA Tier I (1–1) WTA Tier II (1–0) WTA Tier III (1–0)

Titles by surface Hard (1–1) Grass (1–0) Carpet (1–0)

Titles by conditions Outdoors (2–1) Indoors (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	8.	February 5, 2005	Tokyo, Japan (1)	Carpet (i)	Lindsay Davenport	6–1, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)
Winner	9.	February 27, 2005	Doha, Qatar (1)	Hard	Alicia Molik	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	April 2, 2005	Miami, USA (1)	Hard	Kim Clijsters	3–6, 5–7
Winner	10.	June 12, 2005	Birmingham, Great Britain (2)	Grass	Jelena Janković	6–2, 4–6, 6–1

See also

• 2005 Serena Williams tennis season
• 2005 WTA Tour

References

1. Serena to face Davenport in Open final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
2. Second straight title for comeback queen Clijsters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
3. Sharapova warms up for Wimbledon in style - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
4. Davenport finishes off Mauresmo to reach final - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
5. Sharapova claims world number one ranking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
6. Top seed Sharapova to meet Clijsters in US Open semis - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
7. Clijsters wins another crack at grand slam title - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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